Flight Reliability
AA 601 · American Airlines
Phoenix → Chicago (PHX–ORD)
92
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 84%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 2 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 0%
- Cancelled
- 13 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 153 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Saturdays have been rough.
AA 601 arrived on time 91% of the time on Tuesdays and just 73% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.
A bit ahead of the PHX–ORD route.
AA 601 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 78% across the PHX–ORD route.
Better than the American Airlines network average.
AA 601 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.
It basically never cancels.
Out of 153 scheduled flights, only 0.0% were cancelled.
The breakdown
- Mon77%(22 flights)
- Tue91%(22 flights)
- Wed82%(22 flights)
- Thu86%(22 flights)
- Fri91%(22 flights)
- Sat73%(22 flights)
- Sun91%(21 flights)
81%
Oct
Jun 90% → Oct 81% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 90% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 84% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 93% | 30 |
| September 2025 | 77% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 81% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 85%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 153
- Months covered
- 6
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 153 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.